| 1980 | Arrives in the U.S. |
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| 1980-1981 | Studies English at New York University. |
| 1982- | Starts working as a make up artist. Makes her debut on American "Vogue". Since then, works on cover, fashion and beauty pages of glossies worldwide including the British, Italian, French, and German versions of "Vogue" as well as "Harper's Bazaar". In addition, engages in a wide array of projects such as providing personal make up services to actresses and models and doing make up for shows, advertisements and music videos. |
| 1994 | Begins writing "Rumiko's Makeup Lesson" for "SPUR" magazine. |
| 1996 | Publishes "Rumiko's Makeup Lesson" (additional volume of "SPUR") from Shueisha, Inc. |
| 1997 | Launches "RMK", her original brand cosmetics. Publishes "RUMIKO'S MAKEUP BOOK" from Fuso Publishing, Inc. |
| 2002 | Publishes her biography titled "DREAM" from Magazine House Co., Ltd. |
| 2003 | Publishes "RUMIKO'S PERFECT BEAUTY BOOK" from Kodansha Ltd. |
| Even now, RUMIKO is actively involved in various fields of work as RMK's creative director and as a makeup artist. | |



























